Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-08
CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
The Fourth Days Proceedings and Final
Adjournment,

The Fourth Days Proceedings and Final
Adjournment.
The last days exercises of the Congrega-
tional Association opened at A. NJ, with a
half hours devotional exercises, conducted
by Rev. W. H Scudder.
The business of the Association was
| taken up at $50, with Rev. DR.. Benton,
Moderator, in the chair. In accordance
with report of committee appointed for
the purpose Alameda was selected as the
place of meeting for next year. The Pro-
visional Committee for making arrange
ments for said meeting, was appointed as
follows: Rev. W. w. Scudder, Rev. ". c.
Merrill, Hon. J. If. Havens I. ID. Hierlihy
and J. c. Ager.
The following were elected permanent
Committee on Sunday Schools: Reys. w.
II. Cross, John Rea and Messrs. L. c. Clark,
Sparrow Smith and William Johnston.
The overture concerning holding trien-
NAL sessions with the Southern California
Congregational Association was modified
to read Occasional sessions.
Rev. w. c. Pond, in brief address, pre-
sented the cause of the American Congre-
gational Union.
The following resolution was offered and
adopted:
Resolred, That the Association reiterates its
recommendation made in former years for the
Observance by our churches OF Pilgrim Sunday,
the third Sunday of December, as day on
which the principles of liberty and fellowship
which our pilgrim fathers brought across the
sea, may be Ieaffirmed, and offerings be re-
celved for the Congregational Union towards
the erection of Congregational Clutches in
California.
The following were chosen Committee
on Society of Christian Endeavor: Revs.
G. w. Hill, w. H. Cooke, and Messrs. w.
Al. Searsby, l.. G. Clarke and Z. C. Gilbert.
The following resolutions on the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
were adopted:
Resolred, That this Association heartily In
dorsing the work of the Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeaver, recommends the estab-
lshment of such society in all churches
where practicable
Resolred, That one or more of It's members be
included among the delegates annually chosen
to this body, and place given 10 consider
atlon OF us work in our deliberations.
The following resolution was presented
by Rev. DIR. Mooar and adopted:
Resolved, That this Association thanks the
Pastor and the members of the First Church OF
Christ in Sacramento for the hearty welcome
and the generous provision made us during our
stay here; and to the Young Mems Christian
Association, and to the Sacramento Museum AS
ISOLATION, for their invitations rendered to this
body, and to the Southern Pacific COMPANY for
the reduction in fares. We pray that When ten
years more have passed away that the Associa-
ton meeting here may secure as warm meet
ing ana witness as large evidence of the favor of
God in the power of His grace in this historic
church and city.
The anniversary exercises commemora-
i've OF the formation of the General Asso-
citation of Congregational Churches, which
took place thirty years ago yesterday, in the
same building where the Association was
now assembled. were then observed. occu-
plying over two hours. Rev DR.. J. A. Ben
ton, who was Moderator on this occasion.
was pastor of this church thirty wears ago
when the Association was formed. and he
was elected Moderator at that time-tbe
first who presided over the body-and after
period OF thirty years presided over the
anniversary of the third decade. Addresses
were delivered upon topics as follows:
Carrying by Sea and Land Prior to
1857" Rev. J. Rowell; California Seen
from the East Prior to 1857" Rev. W. A.
Ienney; California as an Original Mis-
sion Field" Rev. S. II. Wiley D. D.; Cali
fornia and the Islands Prior TO 1857" Rev.
w. Frear; California Congregational As
ISOLATION Prior to 1857" Rev. J. H. War
rem, D. D.; Congregationalism North
Prior to 1857 Rev. G. H. Atkinson, D. d:
= The Outlook in 1857" Rev. w. C. Pond:
" Deceased Members of the First General
Association" Rev. J. A. Benton, D. d.
These addresses were intensely interesting.
and were listened to with the closest atten-
ton.
Following the anniversary exercises. a
communion service was held. conducted
by Revs. DR.. Wiley, and DR.. G. II. Atkin-
son. At its close fine dinner was served
by the ladies of the church, in the church
parlors, to the members of the Association,
and social reunion was held at the same
time.
At 2 P. NJ. the last session of the Associa-
ton was held.
On motion Revs. Frear and Jewett were
appointed to prepare a memorial notice of
the death of Rev. J. c. Hutchins formerly
a resident of Petaluma and Martinez. The
name of Rev. E. N. Dyer, who resides at
Salt, was also placed upon the ministerial |
roll of the Association.
On motion it was ordered a condensed |
history of the California Association which
existed from 1852 until the General Asso-
citation was formed in 1857, be prepared
and published with the minutes of the
present meeting
The subject of preserving all attainable
data concerning the work of the Congrega-
tionai Churches of the State was discussed.
and as result Rev. DR.. George Mooar, d.
d., was elected custodian OF such data and
records, the same to be kept in the Theo-
logical Seminary Library at Oakland.
The Association then at go p, NJ. adj
journed sine die.